What is beauty? Everyone from ancient Greeks to Umberto Eco to Instagram influencers have mulled, or been baffled by this question. Does beauty have a responsibility towards those that admire it? And how does it affect the behavior of those who bask in its presence?

A small town in Kashmir is besotted with a young girl and so is the author. Will she stay or leave?

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Krishan Chander, best known for his stories about the aftermath of partition and the Bengal famine, spent his early years in Poonch, Kashmir. His love for the valley took him back to this “heaven on earth” again and again and he kept his memories alive sometimes with stories about its people and at other times by using it as a backdrop to share his views on society and the changing world around him.

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